| A | B |
| Longitude | Vertical measurement lines |
| Equator | Latitude lines that start at 0 degrees |
| GPS | used to find directions to a location |
| Toponym | Name given to a place on Earth |
| Site | Physical characteristics of a location |
| Situation | location in relation to other places |
| Map scale | the relationship between a feature's size on a map to its actual size on earth. |
| Zoomed out maps | Are larger areas with smaller scales |
| Formal regions | area where all or most members share common distinctive characteristics |
| Nodal region | Area focused around a central point like a radio station |
| Space | physical gap or interval between two objects |
| Distribution | the arrangement of a feature in a space |
| Density | The frequency of something found in a space |
| Expansion Diffusion | Spread of an idea in an addictive fashion. Example: an illness |
| Environmental determinism | Belief that one's environment dictates how one lives and operates |
| Projection | Method of transferring locations of the Earth to a flat surface (map) |